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    The surname Michalek

    A surname, carried by 1,991 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex M242

    Michalek: #14,870 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Michalek #14,870, 1,991 people Michalek: #14,870 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Michalek #14,870, 1,991 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Michalek is more common than 90.8% of them.

    Origin

    From Czech and Slovak Michálek or Polish Michałek.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,991 people named Michalek in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 155,071 Americans. That is down 6.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,135.

    #14,870
    rank among US surnames
    1,991
    people in 2010
    0.7
    per 100,000 Americans
    -6.7%
    change since 2000 (was #13,128)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #14,862Werts1,993154,915
    #14,866Atlas1,992154,993
    #14,870Alvord1,991155,071
    #14,876Bajwa1,990155,149
    #14,878Townson1,989155,227

    Who is named Michalek

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    95% of people named Michalek identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 95%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
    • Two or more races 1.2%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Michalek

    Michalek has the Soundex code M242, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M242.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Michalek come from?
    From Czech and Slovak Michálek or Polish Michałek.
    How common is the surname Michalek?
    1,991 people in the United States had the surname Michalek in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 155,071 Americans. It ranked 14,870th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Michalek?
    In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Michalek identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Is the surname Michalek getting more or less common?
    Less common. 2,135 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,991 in 2010, down 6.7%.